Through three games against each other during the regular season, the Wizards and Bulls have continued to deploy their brutish and bygone approach of enabling head-knocking big men and worrying about defense first.

Garnett, the face of the franchise who was reacquired in a trade from Brooklyn last week, had five points and eight rebounds as the Timberwolves handed the Wizards their fifth consecutive loss, winning 97-77.

For five games, Beal has watched the Wizards morph into a team trying to resurface from a rut. He's been stuck in suits and on sidelines because of a mild stress fracture in his lower right leg, a leg he has injured in the past.

The newest member of the Washington Wizards walked into Verizon Center on a chilly Friday just a couple hours before tipoff. Point guard Ramon Sessions later stepped onto the floor for the first time as a Wizard.